Fact Monster is an ideal reference site for kids ages 8-14 that provides entertainment and educational resources. It combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.

Employment News, published every week, is a good source of information on the variety of jobs and the qualifications required. The weekly also lists many competitive / entrance examinations, and publishes articles on careers.